Weird Comics

There was a time when weird was a common part of comic books. Literally. These titles represent only some of those that had the word Weird right in the title to let readers know what lay ahead: Weird Fantasy, Weird Mystery Tales, Weird Science, Weird Science Fantasy, Weird War, Weird Western Tales…. Beyond that, there were books like Creepy, Eerie (not to be confused with Eerie), and Vampirella.

Sadly, books like Vault of Evil and Vault of Horror are rarely made these days, and we have sunk into a rut of superheroes... not even Vault of Superheroes. (I miss vaults.) I, for one, would love to see a revival of series like Uncanny Tales from the Grave. Maybe, if comic book writers can avoid some redundancies in titles, it would help keep them from all presenting Adventures into Fear, Mystery, Terror, Weird Worlds, and Alan Ladd.

Who We Are
Alex Boese Alex is the creator and curator of the Museum of Hoaxes. He's also the author of various weird, non-fiction, science-themed books such as Elephants on Acid and Psychedelic Apes. Paul Di Filippo Paul has been paid to put weird ideas into fictional form for over forty years, in his career as a noted science fiction writer. Contact Us

Posted By: kingmonkey - Mon May 11, 2009
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Reminds me of Tales From The Crypt.

Posted by Matt in Florida on 05/11/09 at 11:46 AM

These days, you can still find some of these comics online (if you're into downloading comic book scans, which I don't endorse). Finding Weird War Tales (my favourite) can be pretty hard, but you can often find them, tattered and torn, in old collections or 25¢ bins at comic book shops.

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 05/11/09 at 03:54 PM

I wonder how well these would sell if someone were to reprint them.

Posted by Nethie on 05/11/09 at 07:18 PM

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